Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

Gordon Parks

How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

By
Carole Boston Weatherford
Carole Boston Weatherford
2015 • 32 pages

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23 books

Photography

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Rick Sammon's Field Guide to Digital Photography: Quick Lessons on Making Great Pictures
Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression
Photo Op: 52 Inspirational Projects for the Adventurous Image-maker
Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sisters' Guide to Shooting from the Heart
The Unforgettable Photograph
It's a snap!
Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide

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1,744 books

Picture Book

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Moby-Dick: or, The Whale
A Piglet Named Mercy
Roly Poly
Bikes for Sale
Miss Lady Bird's wildflowers
No, David!

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117 books

Biography

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Carlos Santana: Sound of the Heart, Song of the World
Jane Austen: A Life
Secret Lives of the First Ladies
Florence Harding
I am Gandhi
Greta's Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame, and What the Neighbors Thought

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353 books

Diversity

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Under My Hijab
Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes
Holi Colors
Africville
Blended

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107 books

Social Justice

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Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights
The Hate U Give
The Undefeated
Africville
Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions
Dear Martin

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286 books

Merica

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Aristotle and an Aardvark Go To Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes
American Born Chinese
Travels with Charley
I Am America
America Again
A treasury of great American scandals
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

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49 books

Black Excellence Juv

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Ruby Bridges Goes To School: My True Story
The Story of Ruby Bridges
My Uncle Martin's Big Heart
Happy birthday, Martin Luther King
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Snowflake Bentley

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118 books

Bitesized Biographies

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My Uncle Emily
To Dance
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Wall
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan
Scenes from an Impending Marriage

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83 books

Poc Author

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BUZZ!
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
Persepolis, Vol. 1
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Neutrino Hunters: The Thrilling Chase for a Ghostly Particle to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
No Laughter Here
Boxers

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139 books

Picture Book

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The Dog That Nino Didn't Have
Red, Yellow, Blue
The Day the Crayons Came Home
A cat named Tim and other stories
Jack, the King of Ashes
The Qalupalik
The raven and the loon

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254 books

Lady Writer

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Blood: A Scientific Romance
Monument 14
Stir-Fry
La fille qui navigua autour de Féerie dans un bateau construit de ses propres mains
The Virtual Self: How Our Digital Lives Are Altering the World Around Us
A Complicated Kindness
The Love Monster

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49 books

Poc Protagonist

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On the Steel Breeze
A Long Stay in a Distant Land
Annihilation
Zebra Crossing
Half Blood Blues
Saga, Vol. 3

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Civil Rights

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Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas